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http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/ Iran buys three Russian fighters=20 MOSCOW =97 Iran has acquired three fighter jets from Russia.=20 Russian industry sources said Teheran has procured three Su-25UBT twin-seat attack aircraft from Moscow. The sources said the contract was concluded in 2005 and deliveries are to occur in 2006.=20 The deal marked the first Iranian purchase of the Su-25. In 2001, Iran negotiated with Georgia for surplus MiG-25s, but the two countries failed to reach agreement.=20 The Su-25UBT marks the most advanced model of the attack aircraft. The fighters have new electronic warfare and jamming systems.=20 Iran and Russia have also progressed in efforts to upgrade Iran's MiG-29 fighter-jets. An agreement could be reached in early 2006 and would include a lifetime extension contract. =20 Teheran has 35 MiG-29s. Most of the aircraft came from Iraq, sent by the Saddam Hussein regime in 1990 to avoid being a target of U.S. strikes on the eve of the Gulf war.=20 In 2005, Iran increased its military budget by $3 billion. Iranian government sources said the allocation comprised an emergency budget controlled by supreme leader Ali Khamenei.=20 Khamenei has also established a Supreme Council of Military Planning to prepare for any Israeli or U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites. Former Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani heads the council.=20 Last week, Iranian Defense Minister Mustafa Mohammed-Najar warned that Teheran would retaliate "with double force" against any foreign strike. Najar said Iran has succeeded in developing a Shihab-3 ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers.=20 "We are not seeking a military confrontation, but if that happens we will give the enemy a lesson that will be remembered throughout history," Gen. Abdolrahim Moussavi, head of the Iranian Joint Chiefs of Staff, told troops on Feb. 5. "This nation has proved its will many times to its enemies. Why do they want to test this great nation once again?"=20 -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, discuss-o= [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use h= as not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a par= t of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSI= NT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the= included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of inte= lligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, tech= niques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligenc= e related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We= believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as = provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use t= his copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,= ' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml=20 Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ =20
